INS Visakhapatnam

INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and was launched on 20 April 2015. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2021.[2]

History
India
Name: INS Visakhapatnam
Namesake: Visakhapatnam
Operator: Indian Navy
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Way number: D66
Laid down: 12 October 2013
Launched: 20 April 2015
Commissioned: Est. 2021
Identification: Pennant number: D66
Status: Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and type: Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer
Displacement: 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load
Length: 163 m (535 ft)
Beam: 17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion:
  • Combined gas and gas system: Twin Zorya M36E gas turbine plants with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes
  • 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each
  • 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators
Speed: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew: 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32
  • Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi)
  • Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
  • 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles
  • Guns:
  • 1 × BAE 5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun[1]
  • 4 × AK-630 CIWS
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • 4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried: 2 × Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilities:

Construction
INS Visakhapatnam while launch

The keel of Visakhapatnam was laid down on 12 October 2013 and she was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[3][4][5]

On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS Visakhapatanam resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.[6]

During Navy day 2020, Indian Navy chief informed that the lead ship of Visakhapatnam class destroyer has started its trials.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "INS Visakhapatnam, India's Most Powerful, Lethal Destroyer Launched in Mazgaon Dock". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.
  4. "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.
  5. "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.
  6. Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.
  7. Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.


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